International Cyber Defence Symposium Held in Tallinn

Today and tomorrow, the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defense Studies (ICDS) and the NATO Science and Technology Organisation are holding an international symposium for cyber defence experts.

09.06.2014
Today and tomorrow, the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defense Studies (ICDS) and the NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO) are holding an international symposium for cyber defence experts.
The symposium will focus on relations between analytical and decision-making mechanisms in the field of cyber defence. As one of the main issues, the experts will discuss better analytical support for decisions made in the field.
Experts from close to 20 countries – both NATO members and partners – will be taking part in the symposium.
The keynote speakers are Commodore Darren Hawco, Canadian Director General Cyber Warfare;  Dr. Jarno Limnell, Ph.D. Director of Cyber Security at McAfee; and Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, Ph.D:, Executive Director of the Cyber Security Research and Education Institute at the University of Texas.
The symposium was opened yesterday by Ministry of Defence Under Secretary for Legal and Administrative Affairs Taimar Peterkop.